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I’m wondering about how to improve effluent quality?

asked 21 October 2016 asked by Lauted (360 points)
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I’m wondering about how to improve effluent quality?
We’re looking for new ideas to reduce operating costs and be more effective with compliance. Just looking for any insights or ideas from those of you who have already been where I currently am.
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It sounds like you’re just starting to think about this process? I don’t know. There are plenty of ways to improve effluent quality. It just depends on what is going on locally that needs to be addressed – and then you address them. So maybe this will help you get started. It’s something that was once shared with me and I found it to be valuable. There are basically 5 steps to determine what you need to do to effectively manage your effluent. 1 – Characterize your effluents. You need to know what’s produced on your site. 2 – Implement a waste management program. This will help you reduce the strength and the volume of the effluent. 3 – Conditioning and treatment. Look at all of your processes and incorporate where it seems to be appropriate. 4 – Segregation facilities. You need them in order to create the individualized treatment and conditioning options that may be required. 5 – Miscellaneous optimization. Look at what your treatment issues are at the local level and look to apply the previous 4 steps to each of those issues. Maybe someone else here can offer something more in-depth for you to follow. Peace.
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That's a great list. I'd only add that under 2.) that reduction in effluent volume can cause a slower, more concentrated effluent that becomes easier to treat because your input becomes steady. A corollary to what you say is to stop slug flows or find a means to stop that behavior, perhaps with a storage tank, that feeds out a steady flow.
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